Aerotime
JUNE 20, 2025
Driven largely by the huge increase in new services flown by its home-based airline, Turkish Airlines, iGA Istanbul Airport in Turkey , has taken the top spot globally in hub connectivity, surpassing Frankfurt in the 2025 rankings. This is according to the 2025 Airport Industry Connectivity Report published by Airports Council International (ACI) Europe.
Aviation Bussiness News
JUNE 20, 2025
Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR is preparing for a year of ramping up deliveries of its 72-600s in 2026 following a year of stabilising operations. Speaking at the biennial Paris Air Show this week Nathalie Tarnaud Laud, chief executive of ATR, said aircraft orders have continued to show a positive trend this year. Having secured orders for 30 new aircraft so far in 2025, ATR has now sold over 1,900 aircraft since the start of the 72-600 programme.
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Aerotime
JUNE 20, 2025
A Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 sustained damage after its right wing tip struck a ground structure at an airport in Greece. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew onboard the aircraft, which was able to return to service immediately following the mishap. Ryanair flight FR6080 departed from London-Stansted Airport (STN) at 09:00 on the morning of June 19, 2025.
Vintage Aviation News
JUNE 20, 2025
Following the overwhelmingly positive response to last year’s in-depth discussion, as featured in Vintage Aviation News ’s 2024 coverage of the inaugural event , AirCorps Aviation is proud to bring back “Wrenching on Warbirds” for a second year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. This unique technical forum focuses on the maintenance and restoration of the iconic North American P-51 Mustang and provides a rare platform for those who work behind the scenes—restorers, mechanics, and engineers—to share thei
Aerotime
JUNE 20, 2025
Airways Aviation has announced the signing of a deal with Diamond Aircraft to purchase five all-electric eDA40 training aircraft, completed on the final day of the Paris Air Show 2025. The deal was finalized on June 20, 2025, as the Paris Air Show 2025 concluded, making it one of the last agreements made during the event. In a statement issued by Airways Aviation on LinkedIn, the company said that the agreement “reflects Airways Aviation’s continued investment in next-generation technology to de
Vintage Aviation News
JUNE 20, 2025
On this day in aviation history, 59 years ago (June 20, 1966), Sheila Scott became the first British pilot to fly solo around the world. She was the third woman ever to accomplish this feat. Scott departed from Heathrow Airport in London on May 18, 1966, flying a Piper PA-24-260 Comanche B registered as G-ATOY, affectionately named Myth Too. Sheila Scott in the cockpit of her Piper PA-24-260 Comanche B, G-ATOY, “Myth Too.“ Before becoming a pilot, Sheila Scott served as a nurse at Haslar Naval H
Aerotime
JUNE 20, 2025
Qatar Airways claims that its planned new widebody paint facility would reduce aircraft ground time for airline operators across the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. The recently crowned Skytrax ‘Airline of the Year’ announced on June 19, 2025, that it had signed a strategic agreement with Barzan Holdings and Satys Aerospace to establish a pioneering widebody aircraft painting facility at Dukhan Air Base.
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Aerotime
JUNE 20, 2025
The Cathay Pacific Group, which includes Cathay Pacific, Cathay Cargo, and HK Express, has released its latest set of traffic figures for May 2025. Simultaneously, the airline group has marked serving 100 global destinations for the first time in its history, as well as receiving a string of top awards for its services. Cathay Pacific , the group’s full-service passenger division, carried 36.1% more passengers in May 2025 compared with May 2024, while capacity in terms of Available Seat Kilometr
Inflight Pilot Training
JUNE 20, 2025
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Aerotime
JUNE 20, 2025
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has unveiled a new business class seat for its Boeing 787-9 fleet. The new seat, which is called ‘THE Room FX’ (where FX stands for ‘Future Experience’), was publicly unveiled on June 17, 2025, during the Paris Air Show. It aims to enhance the premium experience offered by the Japanese airline onboard its Dreamliners. It draws its design philosophy from one of ANA’s existing premium products, called ‘THE Room’, which has been fitted on the carrier’s Boeing 777-300ER flee
Flying Magazine
JUNE 20, 2025
PARIS—Lockheed Martin’s secretive Skunk Works unit is exploring a hybrid-electric aircraft designed to take off at the speed of a car from runways, grass fields, or any unimproved surface. That aircraft would be Virginia-based Electra’s EL9, which the company is designing as an ultra short takeoff and landing (“Ultra-STOL”) model with just 150 feet required for takeoff and landing.
Aerotime
JUNE 20, 2025
Air India has paid a poignant tribute to the cabin crew killed when a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad. In a social media post shared on June 20, 2025, the deceased Air India colleagues were named as Aparna Amol Mahadik, Shradha Mahadev Dhavan, Deepak Balasaheb Pathak, Irfan Samir Shaikh, Lamnunthem Singson, Maithili Patil, Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma, Saineeta Abin Chakravarti, Manisha Thapa and Roshni Rajendra Songhare.
The Aviationist
JUNE 20, 2025
The second test of the MQ-20 Avenger with Shield AI’s autonomy software saw the UCAV conducting more complex missions with both live and virtual aircraft. A “first-of-its-kind” test of a General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-20 Avenger using Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software program, conducted on Jun. 11, 2025, saw the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle […] The post AI-Powered MQ-20 Avenger Achieves First Simulated Air-to-Air Kill appeared first on The Aviationist.
Aerotime
JUNE 20, 2025
AeroTime guest columnist Christian Charalambous is a pilot operating Boeing 767s on global routes and a consultant leveraging his extensive aviation and technology expertise, Christian also holds a First-Class Honours degree in Air Transport Operations plus a master’s degree in Blockchain. In his columns, he explores the modern challenges and innovative technologies that are shaping the future of flight.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 20, 2025
At the 2025 Paris Air Show held this week, Boeing shared that it is in the “early infancy” stages of discussions about potentially restarting production of the C‑17 Globemaster III. Speaking at the show, Turbjörn Sjögren, Boeing Global Services VP and general manager for government services, said the manufacturing giant has received interest from several countries, and that one unnamed nation is already engaged in preliminary conversations regarding a production restart.
Vintage Aviation News
JUNE 20, 2025
Last February, we reported HERE on the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada’s efforts to restore a rare example of a Junkers F.13, the first all-metal transport airplane to enter mass production and operational service around the world. Now, after nearly 50 years in the Canadian bush and nearly 20 years of restoration in Canada, Germany, and Hungary, the Junkers F.13 named City of Prince George is being reassembled for display in the museum.
Aviation Bussiness News
JUNE 20, 2025
Qantas has announced that its subsidiary LCC is set to close from the end of July. The Singapore-headquartered airline was established in 2004 and served as the primary feeder carrier for its parent company, Jetstar, transporting passengers into Australia. It was one of Jetstar’s Asian affiliates, alongside Jetstar Japan, and operated as a low-cost subsidiary of Qantas which owns a 49% share alongside Westbrook Investments, which owns the controlling share.
Simple Flying
JUNE 20, 2025
The regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) demand that the air traffic control (ATC) tower at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) be staffed by 60 air controllers. According to CBS, as of today, the tower has only 29 controllers- less than half the required number.
Aviation Bussiness News
JUNE 20, 2025
Norway’s Elfly Group has signed a contract at the Paris Air Show with the European Aviation Safety Agency for the development of the conceptual prototype model of its Noemi (No Emissions) all-electric commercial seaplane. Elfly and EASA are signing a Pre-Application Contract agreement. This PAC involves agency review from the very beginning of the core development activities and eventually agreement on the flight conditions for the prototype aircraft.
AV Web
JUNE 20, 2025
The European Aviation Safety Agency says even the most modern airliner flight decks aren’t smart enough to act as pilots so it’s backing off creating regulations to allow for single-pilot operations. In a report released Friday, the agency said it’s pausing its investigation into new regs until the electronics are brought up to the level of safety achieved by having two human pilots on the flight deck in all phases of flight.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 20, 2025
A few months ago, I asked my class of fresh ground school students to plan a short cross-country using nothing but a sectional, a plotter, and an E6-B. The looks I got fell, somewhat predictably, somewhere between confusion and concern, as though I was asking them to navigate using just the stars and a sextant. “But aren’t there apps that can do all that?
Aerotime
JUNE 20, 2025
As the final trade day of the Paris Air Show 2025 came to a close, the prevailing tone has been one of realism and recalibration. While the industry gathered in Le Bourget under the shadow of tragedy and amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, it delivered a message loud and clear: production capacity, platform adaptability, and strategic alignment are taking priority over flashy unveilings.
Defence Blog
JUNE 20, 2025
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) has signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters to jointly explore crewed-uncrewed teaming (CU-T) capabilities using the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s H225M Medium Lift helicopters and Airbus’ Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system (UAS). The collaboration will include a live flight demonstration to assess how such teaming can improve situational […] The post Singapore, Airbus to test H225M-drone integration first appeared on Defence B
Flying Magazine
JUNE 20, 2025
“Is it supposed to look like this?” the pre-solo learner asked, pointing to the right wingtip of the Cessna 172. The wingtip light was askew, hanging by a wire and a piece of what looked like duct tape. Someone or something had whacked that wing tip hard. There was some paint transfer and a scrape on the underside of the wing. This first-flight-of-the-morning discovery turned into a lesson on what to do when you find damage to the airplane.
Aviation Bussiness News
JUNE 20, 2025
At the Paris Air Show, Air Austral and Madagascar Airlines signed a codeshare agreement and a Special Prorate Agreement (SPA), marking a decisive step in the revival of their commercial cooperation. This partnership aims to strengthen connectivity between Madagascar, Réunion, and other regional and international destinations, while expanding fare options and travel opportunities for customers of both airlines.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 20, 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board has released the preliminary report on the pre-dawn crash of a Cessna Citation S550 in San Diego last month, killing all five people on board and setting a military neighborhood ablaze. The privately owned jet was at the end of an all-night flight that began on the East Coast around midnight local time. The pilot of the jet was the aircraft owner.
Aviation News
JUNE 20, 2025
Cologne/Toulouse, 21 February 2025 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has officially granted Type Certification for the Airbus A321XLR powered by Pratt &
Simple Flying
JUNE 20, 2025
Iberia has unveiled an ambitious future for its long-haul network, with the Spanish airline, part of the International Airlines Group (IAG) alongside British Airways, outlining a potential investment of up to €6 billion ($6.9 billion) in its operations over the next few years.
Aviation News
JUNE 20, 2025
At the Paris Air Show, Saab and France’s defence procurement agency (DGA) signed a joint declaration of intent regarding France’s planned acquisition of the GlobalEye.
Simple Flying
JUNE 20, 2025
Cathay Pacific is set to resume flights from its hub at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to the fifth-busiest airport in Australia. The carrier will touch down at Adelaide Airport (ADL) in November 2025, marking its first services to the city since the route was discontinued at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
Aviation News
JUNE 20, 2025
At the Paris Airshow on Wednesday, Embraer signed a significant agreement with SkyWest Airlines for an additional order of 60 E175 aircraft, with purchase rights.
Simple Flying
JUNE 20, 2025
Passengers at New York JFK Airport looking out the window on June 3 may have noticed a very peculiar object moving around the taxiways. This tiny, fully white machine appears to have a helicopter body with a long, straight wing, two vertical stabilizers, and a propeller at the back. It's the Beta ALIA CX300, an electric aircraft that promises to revolutionize flying with its low carbon footprint, low operating cost, and a quieter onboard experience.
Defence Blog
JUNE 20, 2025
Lincad, a UK-based battery systems specialist, has secured a contract with Prismatic, a subsidiary of BAE Systems, to develop high-voltage lithium-ion battery packs for the PHASA-35 high-altitude unmanned aerial system. The project aims to expand the operational capabilities of PHASA-35, an ultra-light, solar-electric aircraft designed to remain airborne for extended periods in the stratosphere.
Simple Flying
JUNE 20, 2025
The Boeing 777X is the US planemaker's next new aircraft on the horizon. First up is the Boeing 777-9, which is expected to debut next year (although its entry into service, or EIS, is six years behind schedule ), while the 777-8F is scheduled to begin commercial flights in 2028. Development of the passenger version of the 777-8, meanwhile, is currently on hold.
Flight Training Central
JUNE 20, 2025
Thousands of simulated Private Pilot written exams are completed every month in Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course , but certain topics consistently trip up aspiring aviators. These commonly missed questions often focus on nuanced regulations, meteorology, flight planning, and airspace rules. Understanding why these questions are frequently misunderstood can help test-takers better prepare and avoid making costly mistakes.
One Mile at a Time
JUNE 20, 2025
JetBlue appears to be pulling out of my home airport , as flagged by @IshrionA and @xJonNYC , and I can’t say I’m terribly surprised. JetBlue pulls last remaining Miami route JetBlue has a hub in Fort Lauderdale (FLL), though in 2021, the airline decided to also expand to Miami (MIA). This obviously reflected how consumer demand evolved after the pandemic, and the big focus on leisure sun routes, particularly to Florida.
Simple Flying
JUNE 20, 2025
On Wednesday, the Engineering News-Record reported that Michael Williams , the program director for the $5.2 billion construction project at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), had recently passed away. His death and final message to the team working on the project spurred them to complete construction of the airport renovation , which involves adding 16 gates to the eastern portion of the airport's Concourse B, bringing the total number of gates at the new airport to 94.
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